Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

(Advisory)

Established:

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was established in 1983.

Mission/Purpose:

To assist in planning of recreation activities and in helping to promote a long-range program for the development of the City’s park system.

Membership/Terms:

There are nine members serving three years terms and members must be City residents.

In 1985, the City Council adopted an ordinance removing a member of City Council from the board and appointing the City Manager (or her designee) and the Parks and Recreation Director as ex-officio. However, in 2003, the City Council decided to start appointing a Councilmember as ex-officio member of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.

Attachments:

Ordinance No. 2162, adopted 12/23/83 creating the board

Ordinance No. 2235, adopted 6/21/85 removing a City Councilmember as a member

Ordinance No. 4424, adopted 5/5/2010, clarifying the name of the board

Code Section 2.32 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

By-laws as amended 3/19/86

Resolution No. 05-17, adopted 01/18/2017, by-laws amended